“Consciousness”: What the critics said:

“Rita Carter conveys a real sense of excitement and
fascination with her subject…which is likely to capture the imagination
of a non-specialist audience…the sheer scope of Carter’s project is
stunning and she handles her material with flair and confidence - a feast for
the mind”

Professor Rosaleen McCarthy, Cambridge University

Nature

“Rita Carter successfully conveys the richness and dynamism  of
consciousness studies today.. She presents all sides in a style that is lively,
engaging and often entertaining. One of the many strengths of the book is how
clearly she explains the many, often surprising implications of  neuropsychology
for our ordinary notions of perception, free will and morality”

Jonathan Shear

New scientist

“In this accessible and illuminating book Rita
Carter surveys what is currently known and thought about this intriguingly
difficult and profoundly important subject…she succeeds triumphantly,
having a knack for clear exposition and apt arrangement”

A.C. Grayling

Daily Mail

“Rita Carter untangles many previously baffling
paradoxes and puzzles to give a clear and comprehensible overview of this
highly complex subject – a book to make you think”

Vanora Leigh

Brighton Evening
Argus

“… enough brio to see you through a tough field”

Maggie McDonald

Christmas “Must Read list“ New
Scientist

“ a flare for simplifying difficult
subjects…”

Katrina
Patterson,

“Consciousness”  (Journal)

“ a highly readable examination of
science’s most elusive concept

Psychology Today

“ a superbly presented academic
enquiry  which deftly belnds science and philosophy

Midwest
Book Review”

“….a compelling introduction to the range of
views of contemporary thinkers on the mystery of consciousness”

Leonardlo Digital reviews